Virus software

[JCFast]

I'm just wondering if I could turn off F-Secure (my virussoftware and firewall) for the time I'm playing? Will my computer get contaminated right away as I turn them off? I have the newest updates of WinXP thou.

Would want to do this because F-Secure takes up a lot of RAM I think. So would it even free up RAM by disabling this virussoftware/firewall but enabling only the WinXP's own firewall and use no virussoftware for the time I play.

[PBAsydney]

Re: Virus software

Would not harm a bit, since BF2 doesn't (i hope) download trojans to your computer. As long as you are not browsing risky sites while playings you will be fine.

[ptegan]

Re: Virus software

Different people will probably tell you different things.

I always play without an antivirus for the same reason as you listed. I don't see how you could get a virus by just being connected to a BF2 server as long as XP is patched and you have a firewall up.